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AARP Sets Priorities For 2009 To Promote Health And Economic Security, USA

07 January 2009

At an event today where he outlined the organization's annual legislative and advocacy priorities, AARP CEO Bill Novelli pledged to work with Congress and the Administration to address our nation's most serious challenges...
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Health Care Spending In 2007 Increased At Lowest Rate In Nine Years, With Prescription Drug Spending Growth Slowing To Lowest Rate Since 1963, Study

07 January 2009

U.S. health care spending by both the public and private sectors grew at a rate of 6.1% to $2.2 trillion in 2007, down from growth of 6.7% in 2006, according to a study by federal auditors published Tuesday in the journal...
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President-Elect Obama Meets With Congressional Leaders To Discuss Economic Stimulus Package

07 January 2009

President-elect Barack Obama on Monday met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to discuss an economic stimulus package that includes funds for health care programs, the Chicago Tribune reports...
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07 January 2009

Congressional Democrats Seek To Pass Health Care Legislation This Year

Access To Health Care For Children Ages 10 To 19 Lacking, According To Report

Texas Managed Care Program Continues Amid Complaints From Beneficiaries

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Out-Of-Pocket Payments For Health Care Rose Over Past Decade; Increase In Chronic Disease Played Key Role

06 January 2009

Treatment Of Patients With Heart Blockage Guided By New Appropriate Use Criteria

Early Childhood Monitoring Imperative, Canada

California Law Requiring Private Health Plans To Cover Interpretation Services Takes Effect

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Issues Related To Overhauling U.S. Health Care System

San Francisco Challenges Calif. Law Allowing Women To Be Charged More For Health Coverage

Drafting Economic Stimulus Bill Could Take Six More Weeks, Democrats Say

HHS Secretary-Nominee Daschle Attends Community Meetings To Discuss Health Reform With U.S. Residents

Bailout Agreement For Big Three Automakers Could Put VEBA Funding At Risk

Enrollment Increases By 73% In Massachusetts Premium-Assistance Program For Laid-Off Workers

31 December 2008

Health Plan Restraints May Keep Patients From Choosing Quality Care

27 December 2008

CBO Predicts Medicare Public Buy-In Would Lead To Higher Insured Rates And Lower Costs

26 December 2008

Self-Insured Medical Enrollment Increased By More Than 1.6 Million Lives Between January 2008 And July 2008

25 December 2008

American College Of Physicians Endorses National Priorities Partnership Goals

24 December 2008

Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs

Psychiatric Patients Have Greater Usage Of Mental Health Services With Insurance Plans That Provide Equal Cost Sharing

Hospital Websites Vastly Outperform Health Insurance Websites In Study

23 December 2008

Make Sure This Christmas Trip Doesn't Cost You Everything, UK

22 December 2008

CBO Reports Analyze Major Health Insurance Proposals' Potential Effects On Federal Budget, The Uninsured, Costs

USA Today Examines Factors That Could Promote, Prevent Health Care Reform

Boston Globe Examines Massachusetts Health Insurance Law As Model For National Health Overhaul Plan

Obama Transition Team Hopes To Complete Stimulus Bill Draft By Dec. 25; Democrats Say Health Care Funding Could Account For One-Fifth Of Package

Louisiana Joint Health And Welfare Committee Approves Plan To Seek Medicaid Waiver

First 5 Grant Prevents Enrollment Cap For California's Healthy Families Program

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Budget News In Eight States

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Institute Of Medicine Issues Indicators To Assess U.S. Health Care Systems

Healthcare Costs Prevented Nearly 40 Million Americans From Filling Their Prescriptions In 2008

19 December 2008

Rep. Stark Says Lawmakers Might Not Vote On Legislation To Overhaul U.S. Health Care System Until Late 2009, 2010

Federal Debt Will Rise To Almost 300% Of GDP In 2050, Center On Budget And Policy Priorities Report Says

Associated Press Examines Incoming Obama Administration Health Care Overhaul Strategy

Utah Lawmakers Announce 10-Year Plan To Overhaul State Health Care System

Blue Cross Blue Shield Revises Surgery Fees, Including Obstetrics, Under Federal Employee Plan

Recommendations For Stimulus Package To Include Funding For A 10 Percent Increase In Medicare Payments To Physicians

18 December 2008

New York Times Examines Obama Health Care Transition Team Community Discussions, Potential Insurance Industry Presence

Interest Groups Ask President-Elect Obama To Address Health Care Reform, Other Issues

17 December 2008

Newspapers Examine Loss Of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage In Weak Job Market

Percentage Of Uninsured Californians Declined In 2007, But Gains Likely Reversed During Recession, Report Finds

Cover Florida Program Will Waive Requirement Of Six Months Without Insurance For Newly Unemployed Residents

Lack Of Insurance Might Explain Racial Disparities In Outcomes Of Intestinal Condition, Study Finds

Price Controls On Prescription Drugs Could Have Adverse Effect On Life Spans, Study Says

16 December 2008

Los Angeles Times Examines HHS Secretary-Nominee Daschle's Approach To U.S. Health Care System Overhaul

Health Care Industries Lobby For Funds In Proposed Economic Stimulus Package

Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Lifetime Health Insurance Caps

Uninsured Rates In Georgia Expected To Increase Amid Economic Recession, Growing Job Losses

CQ's Carey Discusses Economic Stimulus Package, Daschle As HHS Secretary Nominee, Health Reform Efforts In Congress

Papers Examine Effects Of Expanded Eligibility In Public Health Insurance Program For Older Children, Medicare Spending; More

Report Shows Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lack Health Insurance

State Health Care Programs May Cut Back On Benefits Without Federal Bailout, InsuranceBureau.com Reports, USA

15 December 2008

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona Covers Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing

Employees Less Likely To Select Health Plan With Higher Premiums This Year, Survey Finds

Generic Prescription Drugs Led To Savings Of $1B For Consumers, Health Insurers In 2008

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Rounds Up Budget News In Four States

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